Michaelmas term saw the traditional recruitment and training of keen novices, with the added twist this year of there actually being a Regatta to participate in.

Training went really well over the term and the girls entered two strong crews. The B’s were unlucky in various respects and the first day did not exactly go to plan. However, eventually they got to race and although they didn’t win they kept good form and had clearly made impressive progress in their few shorts weeks of training

Our A crew fared better, having got to the semi finals of Nephthys Regatta the previous weekend, they were looking like one of the strongest novice crews on the river. They were also the only ones with matching hats, which may or may not have contributed to their success.

Just for jokes, in the first race they thought they’d see how many crabs it is possible to catch in such a short race (many). But after that it all came together, and they comfortably beat Hildabeasts B, Trinity B and Lincoln A before narrowly loosing to Linacre A in a very exciting final race.

Well done to everyone involved, bring on Torpids!